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==Reason== | ==Reason== | ||
Reason is the capacity of consciously making sense of things, establishing and verifying facts, applying logic, and adapting or justifying practices, institutions, and beliefs based on new or existing information. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability possessed by humans. Reason, or an aspect of it, is sometimes referred to as rationality. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason Reason]</ref> | Reason is the capacity of consciously making sense of things, establishing and verifying facts, applying logic, and adapting or justifying practices, institutions, and beliefs based on new or existing information. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, language, mathematics, and art, and is normally considered to be a distinguishing ability possessed by humans. Reason, or an aspect of it, is sometimes referred to as rationality. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason Reason]</ref> | ||
==Inductive Reasoning== | |||
[[Inductive Reasoning]] is a method of reasoning in which the premises are viewed as supplying some evidence for the truth of the conclusion; this is in contrast to [[Deductive Reasoning]]. While the conclusion of a deductive argument is certain, the truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument may be probable, based upon the evidence given.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning Inductive reasoning]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||